Internal e-mails suggest doctoring of oil spill information by White House

By Laurel Adams

The White House may have ignored expert advice from government officials and pressured scientists to make changes in a report about the BP o

Global scientists express concern about flame retardants

By Jim Morris

A published statement by 145 scientists from 22 countries expresses new worries about the health effects of flame retardants used in mattres

Excerpts from this story referencing "Chemistry":

"… mmon chemicals.”The chemical industry’s main trade group, the American Chemistry Council, did not respond to requests for comment.Safer Chemicals Healthy F …"

New EPA scrutiny for Atrazine reflected in Center’s database complaints

By M.B. Pell and Jim Morris

After years of fielding complaints about the ubiquitous weed-killer and water pollutant atrazine, the Environmental Protection Agency has de

Excerpts from this story referencing "Pesticide":

"… atabase produced by the Center in 2008 as part as of our Perils of the New Pesticides investigation.Last week, an EPA advisory panel began assessing the latest …"

"… f the advisory group are planned for later this year.The Perils of the New Pesticides project includes a tool that allows the public to search 15 years of prev …"

"… teve Owens, assistant administrator over the EPA’s Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, said in a statement that the agency “will take a …"

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More coal ash on the way?

By Kristen Lombardi

A massive, late-December coal ash spill in eastern Tennessee helped publicize the many dangers of the often toxic solid waste generated by b

Big increases in mercury and other toxic releases

By Marianne Lavelle

Almost 4.1 billion pounds of toxic chemicals were released to the environment in the United States in 2007, according to new data from the E

Hartz Mountain disputes our story on pets and pesticides; the Center responds

By M.B. Pell

Earlier this month, the Center received a five-page “open letter” from Hartz Mountain Corporation alleging that our 12/16/08 story, Pets and

Excerpts from this story referencing "Pesticide":

"… from Hartz Mountain Corporation alleging that our 12/16/08 story, Pets and Pesticides: Let’s Be Careful Out There, contained inaccurate and misleading inform …"

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California a step ahead in pesticide control

By Jillian Olsen

The environmental impact of pesticides containing pyrethroids is causing alarm in California where a small aquatic animal, which serves as a

Excerpts from this story referencing "Pesticide":

"… e risks of pyrethroid Pesticides by 2010, but the California Department of Pesticide Regulation is treating the issue with greater urgency, currently examining …"

"… e at least another year.Check out the Center’s project Perils of the New Pesticides, including the latest article, “Worldwide Web of Pesticides.”Or check …"

"… s of the New Pesticides, including the latest article, “Worldwide Web of Pesticides.”Or check out PaperTrail’s other environmental coverage. …"

After the whistle blows

By Sarah Laskow

Christopher De Rosa, a top scientist at the Centers for Disease Control, is still serving as a scapegoat for leaders at the organization, ju

The world's asbestos behemoth

By Roman Shleynov

Vast amounts shipped overseas, used at home

Obama administration faces heat on cooling, following report on hydrofluorocarbons

By Marianne Lavelle

As if Washington and the rest of the world weren’t having enough trouble dealing with climate change. A new report says global warming won’t

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